Radiation Health Physicist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 400Q
- Class code
- 400Q
- Salary range
- 69
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Radiation Health Physicist 2 is $88,788 to $119,460 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 400Q.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Step progression
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) assigns this class to salary range 69 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 |
| Monthly | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 |
| Hourly | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Class specification
The OFM classified job specification for this class is published by Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Under general direction of a lead or supervisory health physicist, performs the full range of radiological health assessments for one of the radiation protection programs, such as: inspection and/or licensing of radioactive materials users and facilities; inspection of radioactive waste disposal site operations; registration and/or inspection of radiation producing machines and facilities; environmental radiation monitoring and/or data analysis; or planning and training for radiation emergencies. Serves as a member of a radiation emergency response team
Examples of the work
Conducts field inspections as Lead Inspector of either broad specifics and Priority 1 categories or radioactive materials license, or Priority 1 facilities with radiation producing devices; Reviews and recommends approval or denial of the issuance of broad specific and Priority 1 radioactive materials licenses, as the Lead Reviewer; Lead Investigator in determining causes for overexposures or unusual incidents involving radiation; Lead evaluator on a radiation response team for emergencies at nuclear facilities; Coordinates data processing activities for a program, including system development, and review of completed radiation survey forms for consistency with sound health physics principle ...
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Radiation Health Physicist 1. OR A Master's degree in radiological health, radiation safety, health physics or related field and one year of professional experience in an official radiation control program. OR A Bachelor's degree in a physical science, engineering or biological science and three years' radiation experience of which two years must have been in an official radiation control program. A Master's degree in any of the above fields may be substituted for one year of experience. Equivalent education/experience.
Quoted from the OFM classified job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) publishes this figure in Classified Job Listing joined to the OFM salary schedules effective July 1, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The dollar figures come from the salary schedule the listing assigns this range to.
Nearby classes in Washington
Radiation Health Physicist 2 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $69,086 | $104,959 | $69,086 to $104,959 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.